Dress Made of Live Butterflies Won’t Let You Fly

A celebration of a new “butterfly” festival in Nanyang Henan ended with tears after the festival’s symbol appeared decked out in a dress comprised of real butterflies. First reported by the Chinese site GWM.cn, the folks at Nanyang’s Baotianman tourist spot started a new festival to celebrate the spot’s famous butterflies. In line with their…

Man Suffers Brain Hemorrhage After Three-Day Gaming Marathon

A young man in China’s Hunan province was sent to the hospital last week in what looked like another case of a sudden death in an internet cafe. Luckily, the man is still alive. According to a report by Voice of China, 26 year-old Xiao Qiang collapsed at his seat in the internet cafe after…

Two members of idol group AKB48, Rina Kawaei and Anna Iriyama, were attacked at an event this weekend by a saw-brandishing man. Both sustained cuts on their hands and head, but are expected to recover from their injuries. The suspect, 24-year-old Satoru Umeta, was arrested for attempted murder. [Thanks Mox Factor!]

Sony is preparing to sell PlayStation consoles in China. As reported by Reuters, the company has set up joint ventures with Chinese company Shanghai Oriental Pearl to help set up shop in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone

Japan Learns the Correct Way To Use “F**k”

One of the things I’ve noticed about living in Japan is that the country’s non-native speakers are fuck all at using the fucking f-word. Good thing there’s a new book that aims to correct that! As noted by Kotaku reader Chris Hill, Japan recently got a new English instruction book called How to Use Fuck…

Game Gets Two Name Changes Before It’s Even Out

How to confuse the hell out of potential fans of an upcoming video game: change its name twice during development. There once was a game called Dirty Bomb, made by the people behind Brink. It later had its name changed to the thoroughly unremarkable Extraction. It’s now had its name changed again. It’s not even…

See How Much Fun It Is To Make A Video Game, Fast

Remember GAME_JAM, that horror show that sounded like the worst possible way to feature indie gaming? Yeah, this is the complete opposite of that. Super Game Jam is a documentary series that has a neat/simple premise: pair up some of the best indie devs on the planet, give them 48 hours to make a video…

The San Diego Comic-Con doesn’t have a formal anti-harassment policy for cosplayers. This petition is trying to get that changed

Well, At Least The 2DS Continues To Look Nice

As useless as the 2DS is for most people in most circumstances, you’ve got to hand it to Nintendo when it comes to the system’s colour choices. I actually bought one earlier this year (before swiftly returning it), partly because the white+red colour scheme looked so much better than the standard 3DS options. The same…

Track: Cool Baby | Album: Amplitude Original Game Audio | Artist: DJ HMX & Plural Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Kids Reacting To Old Computers Hurts My Heart So Much

Kids today, with their graphical user interfaces and high DPI mice. Why, when I was their age I was getting kicked out of Radio Shack for making the computers spew out endless streams of curse words. 10 Print “Sadness”; 20 Goto 10. If anything, this latest “Kids React” video from The Fine Bros makes me…

Here’s What Comes Inside Pokemon X & Y Happy Meals

After a seemingly never-ending run of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 junk, the promised Pokemon X & Y toys have finally arrived in Happy Meals at U.S. McDonald’s locations. I purchased a couple of Happy Meals for my children and stole their toys, just for you folks. So what is all of this junk? First off,…